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Orval, België (Luxembourg (Belgique)) - Abbaye Notre-Dame, Chapelle
Forwarded from: Brussel - Huisorgel Guy Van Waas (1968 - 1970)
Municipal: Florenville
Region:Wallonie
Address: Orval 1, 6823, Florenville
Website: http://www.orval.be/
Description nr.: 2057286.
Built by: Aerts & Castrel (1968)
In 1968, the firm Aerts & Castrel built a unit organ with seven basic stops for Mr. Guy Van Waas, organist in Brussels. The instrument was sold to Orval Abbey in 1970, where it was placed in a chapel. Louis Aerts transferred the organ. In 1991 Bernard Hurvy carried out a revision in which the organ was re-voiced.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Prinzipal 8', Spielpfeife 8', Spitzgedackt 8', Prinzipal 4', Waldflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Hohlflöte 2', Piccolo 1', Zimbel 3 fach, Regal 8'.
Positif (C-g'''): Spitzgedackt 8', Holzgedackt 8', Rohrflöte 4', Prinzipal 2', Sesquialter 2 fach, Regal 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Gedackt 16', Gedacktpommer 8', Choralbas 4', Spitzgedackt 4', Prestant 2', Zimbel 3 fach, Regal 8', Regal 4'.
Accessories: Expression Grand Orgue, Expression Positif.
Orval, België (Luxembourg (Belgique)) - Abbaye Notre-Dame, Chapelle
Forwarded from: Brussel - Huisorgel Guy Van Waas (1968 - 1970)
Municipal: Florenville
Region:Wallonie
Address: Orval 1, 6823, Florenville
Website: http://www.orval.be/
Description nr.: 2057286.
Built by: Aerts & Castrel (1968)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1968 | Aerts & Castrel | new organ | 1970 | Louis Aerts | transfer/relocate | 1991 | Bernard Hurvy | maintenance/reparations |
In 1968, the firm Aerts & Castrel built a unit organ with seven basic stops for Mr. Guy Van Waas, organist in Brussels. The instrument was sold to Orval Abbey in 1970, where it was placed in a chapel. Louis Aerts transferred the organ. In 1991 Bernard Hurvy carried out a revision in which the organ was re-voiced.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1968 | Brussel | Huisorgel Guy Van Waas |
| 1970 | Orval | Abbaye Notre-Dame, Chapelle |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 10 |
| - Positif | 6 |
| - Pedal | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 24 (7) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Unitlade |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Prinzipal 8', Spielpfeife 8', Spitzgedackt 8', Prinzipal 4', Waldflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Hohlflöte 2', Piccolo 1', Zimbel 3 fach, Regal 8'.
Positif (C-g'''): Spitzgedackt 8', Holzgedackt 8', Rohrflöte 4', Prinzipal 2', Sesquialter 2 fach, Regal 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Gedackt 16', Gedacktpommer 8', Choralbas 4', Spitzgedackt 4', Prestant 2', Zimbel 3 fach, Regal 8', Regal 4'.
Accessories: Expression Grand Orgue, Expression Positif.
| Literature |
Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 9 : Province du Luxembourg : Tome19 - Arrondissements de Virton / Jean-Pierre Felix, Pierre Decourcelle. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998. |